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The madness of a state that spends more on welfare than it raises from income tax

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07.04.2026

Tuesday 07 April 2026 5:45 am  |  Updated:  Monday 06 April 2026 4:55 pm

The madness of a state that spends more on welfare than it raises from income tax

By: Christian May

Editor-in-Chief

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Welfare spending now exceeds the amount raised through income tax

If it were possible to buy Happy New Tax Year cards you’d surely find them stocked in the ‘With Sympathy’ section.

As of yesterday, the state has increased its demands on a host of taxpayers. Dividend tax is up two per cent for basic and higher rate taxpayers, with the latter now hit by a rate of 35.75 per cent.........

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